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Constitutive expression of Yes-associated protein (Yap) in adult skeletal muscle fibres induces muscle atrophy and myopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Judson Robert N, Gray Stuart R, Walker Claire, Carroll Andrew M, Itzstein Cecile, Lionikas Arimantas, Zammit Peter S, De Bari Cosimo, Wackerhage Henning
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the function of the Hippo pathway member Yes-associated protein (Yap, gene name Yap1) in skeletal muscle fibres in vivo. Specifically we bred an inducible, skeletal muscle fibre-specific knock-in mouse model (MCK-tTA-hYAP1 S127A) to test whether the over expression of constitutively active Yap (hYAP1 S127A) is sufficient to drive muscle hypertrophy or stimulate changes in...
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